W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887)
Pullen had a long career as a naval officer and surveyor. He was persuaded to leave the Navy for a time, in which he was employed by the Surveyor General of South Australia. He later rejoined the Royal Navy and surveyed the Saint John River and Bay of Fundy. He was then appointed as first lieutenant...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65403 2023-05-15T14:19:16+02:00 W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887) Pullen, H.F. 1982-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65403 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65403/49317 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65403 ARCTIC; Vol. 35 No. 3 (1982): September: 349–455; 444-445 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Expeditions Explorers Heritage sites History Pullen William John Samuel Vice Admiral 1813-1887 Search for Franklin Bathurst Cape waters N.W.T Canadian Beaufort Sea Erebus and Terror Bay Nunavut Fundy Bay of New Brunswick/Nova Scotia Hooper Island (69 41 N 134 53 W) waters Lancaster Sound Mackenzie River region Pullen Island Saint John River New Brunswick Alaskan Beaufort Sea info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1982 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:31Z Pullen had a long career as a naval officer and surveyor. He was persuaded to leave the Navy for a time, in which he was employed by the Surveyor General of South Australia. He later rejoined the Royal Navy and surveyed the Saint John River and Bay of Fundy. He was then appointed as first lieutenant of H.M.S. Plover, which was a depot ship for the first of three searches for Franklin. He birthed the Plover and two other ships at Wainwright Inlet and set out from there in boats, travelling east to the Mackenzie River. His men overwintered at Fort McPherson and Great Slave Lake. While on his way to York Factory in the spring, Pullen was met by two Indians with a commission from England requesting that he continue the search for Franklin east of the Mackenzie River. A second winter was spent up the Mackenzie River. His second arctic journey was made less than two years later, during which he commanded the H.M.S. North Star, as part of Sir Edward Belcher's 1852-54 expedition. During this expedition Pullen stayed two winters in Erebus and Terror Bay, Beechey Island, and travelled across Lancaster Sound and up Wellington Channel. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Beaufort Sea Fort McPherson Great Slave Lake Lancaster Sound Mackenzie river Nunavut Pullen Island Terror Bay University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Nunavut Mackenzie River Great Slave Lake ENVELOPE(-114.001,-114.001,61.500,61.500) Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) Fort McPherson ENVELOPE(-134.826,-134.826,67.433,67.433) North Star ENVELOPE(-117.636,-117.636,56.850,56.850) York Factory ENVELOPE(-92.306,-92.306,57.002,57.002) Erebus ENVELOPE(-91.751,-91.751,74.718,74.718) Beechey Island ENVELOPE(-91.851,-91.851,74.718,74.718) Pullen ENVELOPE(-60.983,-60.983,-72.517,-72.517) Wellington Channel ENVELOPE(-93.201,-93.201,75.468,75.468) Terror Bay ENVELOPE(-98.951,-98.951,68.868,68.868) Pullen Island ENVELOPE(-134.362,-134.362,69.779,69.779) ARCTIC 35 3 |
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Biographies Expeditions Explorers Heritage sites History Pullen William John Samuel Vice Admiral 1813-1887 Search for Franklin Bathurst Cape waters N.W.T Canadian Beaufort Sea Erebus and Terror Bay Nunavut Fundy Bay of New Brunswick/Nova Scotia Hooper Island (69 41 N 134 53 W) waters Lancaster Sound Mackenzie River region Pullen Island Saint John River New Brunswick Alaskan Beaufort Sea Pullen, H.F. W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887) |
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Pullen had a long career as a naval officer and surveyor. He was persuaded to leave the Navy for a time, in which he was employed by the Surveyor General of South Australia. He later rejoined the Royal Navy and surveyed the Saint John River and Bay of Fundy. He was then appointed as first lieutenant of H.M.S. Plover, which was a depot ship for the first of three searches for Franklin. He birthed the Plover and two other ships at Wainwright Inlet and set out from there in boats, travelling east to the Mackenzie River. His men overwintered at Fort McPherson and Great Slave Lake. While on his way to York Factory in the spring, Pullen was met by two Indians with a commission from England requesting that he continue the search for Franklin east of the Mackenzie River. A second winter was spent up the Mackenzie River. His second arctic journey was made less than two years later, during which he commanded the H.M.S. North Star, as part of Sir Edward Belcher's 1852-54 expedition. During this expedition Pullen stayed two winters in Erebus and Terror Bay, Beechey Island, and travelled across Lancaster Sound and up Wellington Channel. |
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W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887) |
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W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887) |
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W.J.S. Pullen (1818 [sic]-1887) |
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